Windows driver installation | Dell and UCPE-900, UCSE-900, UCSA-901

Downloading drivers from the Dell systems service and diagnostic tools media

To download drivers from the Dell Systems Service and Diagnostic Tools media:

1.Insert the Dell Systems Service and Diagnostics Tools media in your system. The Welcome to Dell Service and Diagnostic Utilities screen is displayed.

2.Select your system model and operating system.

3.Click Continue.

4.From the list of drivers displayed, select the driver you require.

5.Select the self-extracting zip file and click Run.

6.Copy the driver to a CD, DVD, or USB drive.

7.Repeat this procedure for all the drivers you require.

Windows driver installation

Before you install the Windows driver for PERC 9, you must first create a device driver media.

•Read the Microsoft Getting Started document that shipped with your operating system.

•Ensure that your system has the latest BIOS, firmware, and driver updates. If required, download the latest BIOS, firmware, and driver updates from dell.com/support.

•Create a device driver media using one of the methods listed below:

–USB drive

–CD

–DVD

Installing the driver during a Windows Server 2008 R2 and newer installation

To install the driver:

1.Boot the system using the Windows Server 2008 R2, or newer media.

2.Follow the on-screen instructions until you reach Where do you want to install Windows Server 2008 R2 or newer window and then select Load driver.

3.The system prompts you to insert the media. Insert the installation media and browse to the appropriate location.

4.Select a PERC 9 series card from the list.

5.Click Next and continue installation.

Installing the driver after Windows Server 2008 R2 and newer installation

Perform the following steps to configure the driver for the RAID controller on a system that already has Windows installed:

1.Turn off the system.

2.Install the new RAID controller in the system.

For detailed instructions on installing the RAID controller in the system, see Deploying the PERC card.

3.Turn on the system.

The Found New Hardware Wizard screen displays the detected hardware device.

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Contents

Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller Perc 9 User’s Guide Page Contents Deploying the Perc card Driver installation Bios Configuration Utility Security key and RAID management UEFI/HII RAID configuration utility 100 Getting help Appendix RAID description Overview Features of Perc H330 adapter card Features of Perc H330 mini monolithic card Features of Perc H730 card Features of Perc H730/H730P mini monolithic card Features of Perc H730P adapter card Supported operating systems Features of Perc H830 adapter card Perc H330 Perc H730 Perc H730P Perc H830 Perc card specifications SAS Dell OpenManage Storage Management Management applications for Perc cardsComprehensive embedded management Related documentation Creating Global Hot Spares Creating Security Key Getting started with your Perc card Creating Global Hot Spares Creating Security Key Creating virtual disks Setting up virtual disks Manage physical disks Creating Global Hot Spares Creating Security Key Page Enabling T10 PI FeaturesPerc 9 personality management T10 protection information 4KB block size disk drives Secure firmware updateImproved RAID 10 configuration Physical disk power management Full initialization Configured spin down delayTypes of virtual disk initialization Fast initialization Background initializationConsistency checks FastPath Using disk roamingConfiguring FastPath-capable virtual disks Disk roaming Migrating virtual disks Virtual disk migration Conditions under which write-back is employed Virtual disk write cache policiesVirtual disk read cache policies Reconfiguration of virtual disks Or more Yes Removes Redundancy While increasing Capacity Smart Feature Fault tolerance Physical disk failure detection Using persistent hot spare slotsPatrol Read Controller cache preservation Using replace member and revertible hot sparesPhysical disk hot swapping Non-RAID disks support Battery Transparent Learn Cycle Select OK Removing the Perc 9 adapter Deploying the Perc card Battery cable connector Perc 9 card SAS cables Removing the Perc 9 mini monolithic controller Installing the Perc 9 adapter Removing and installing the Perc 9 mini monolithic card Replacing the battery of a H730P mini monolithic card Removing the battery carrier Removing the battery Installing the Perc 9 mini monolithic controller Removing a H730P slim card Removing and installing a H730P slim card Replacing the battery of a H730P slim card Removing the battery Removing the Perc 9 mini blade controller Installing a H730P slim card Removing and installing the Perc 9 mini blade controller Replacing the tethered battery of a Perc 9 mini blade card Removing the battery carrier Removing the battery from the battery carrier Installing the battery into the battery carrier Replacing the battery carrier Installing the Perc 9 mini blade controller Removing the Perc FD33xD Card Removing and installing the Perc FD33xD card Replacing the battery of a Perc FD33xD card Installing the Perc FD33xD card Page Downloading drivers from the Dell support website Driver installationCreating the device driver media Windows driver installation Linux driver installation Page Exiting the Configuration Utility Bios Configuration UtilityEntering the Bios Configuration Utility Menu navigation controls For more information, see Managing dedicated hot spares Setting up virtual disks Parameters description Virtual disk management Bios Configuration Utility menu optionsPage Virtual disk actions Physical disk actions Physical disk management PD Mgmt Controller management Ctrl Mgmt Rebuild Controller management actions Creating virtual disks Foreign configuration viewVirtual Disk Management Initializing virtual disks Selecting virtual disk parameters Running a data consistency check Checking data consistencyPage Break mirror Managing preserved cache Break mirror in Bios configuration utility Deleting virtual disks Managing dedicated hot spares Deleting disk groups Clearing the configurationSetting LED blinking Physical Disk Management Replacing an online physical disk Creating global hot sparesRemoving global or dedicated hot spares Performing a manual rebuild of an individual physical disk Restrictions and limitationsStopping background initialization Controller Management Enabling boot supportEnabling boot support for a BIOS-enabled controller Disabling auto import Enabling Bios stop on errorDisabling Bios stop on error Enabling auto import Restoring factory default settings Navigating to Dell Perc 9 configuration utility UEFI/HII RAID configuration utilityEntering the Uefi configuration utility Exiting the Uefi configuration utility Configuration management Viewing disk group properties Creating profile based virtual disksConverting physical disks to RAID capable disk Converting physical disks to non-RAID disk Saving controller events Managing foreign configurations on a RAID controllerDeleting existing configurations on a RAID controller Restoring factory settings for the controller Saving debug log Switching the controller to HBA modeEnabling security for the controller Viewing physical disks associated with a virtual disk Switching the controller to RAID modeViewing virtual disk properties Viewing physical disk properties Viewing battery propertiesHardware components management Viewing physical disks associated with an enclosure Security key implementation Security key management in the Bios configuration utilitySecurity key and RAID management Changing the security key Local Key Management LKMCreating a security key Securing pre-existing virtual disks Deleting a security keyCreating secured virtual disks Page Instant secure erase Extra enclosure error message TroubleshootingBios configuration utility error messages Discovery error message Dirty cache data error message Previous configuration of disks removed error messageMissing virtual disks error message Adapter at baseport not responding error message Bios disabled error messageDrive Configuration Changes Error Message Virtual disks partially degraded error message Virtual disks offline error messageVirtual disks degraded error message Foreign configuration not found in ctrl R error message Memory or battery problem error messageFirmware fault state error message Foreign configuration found error message Degraded state of virtual disks Previous configuration cleared or missing error messageInvalid SAS topology detected error message Configured disks removed or not accessible error message Preserved Cache State Memory errorsSecurity key errors Secured foreign import errors Physical disk issues General Issues Physical disk displayed as blocked Unable to rebuild a fault tolerant virtual diskFatal error or data corruption reported Multiple disks become inaccessible Physical disk takes a long time to rebuild Virtual disk fails during rebuild using a global hot spareVirtual disk fails rebuild using a dedicated hot spare Rebuilding a failed physical disk Replace member errors Smart errors General disk fails Linux operating system errorsSource disk fails during replace member operation Target disk fails Unhealthy Status of the Drivers Disk Carrier LED IndicatorsUefi error messages Unable to register Scsi device error message Corrective Action Disk striping Appendix RAID descriptionSummary of RAID levels RAID terminology Spanned RAID levels Disk mirroring Example of Distributed Parity RAID Parity data Documentation feedback Locating your system Service TagGetting help Contacting Dell